[Magdalen] Oldies but Goodies.tior

[Grace Cangialosi]

Seriously, and in a strange way it's a sweet little song--I think it's by Robin and Linda Williams. The singer is remembering a childhood of poverty with no money for Christmas ornaments. But shotgun shells are shiny gold and copper and sparkle when they're hung on a Christmas tree... (I'm assuming they were empty!)

Only in the country...

> On Dec 10, 2014, at 7:58 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Still waiting for "Shotgun Shells on the Christmas Tree," though.
> Haven't heard it yet this season!
> 
> Seriously?  That's sick!
> 
> Susan
> 
>> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well, I realized the Christmas season was in full yesterday when I stopped at a convenience store for a cup of coffee. The song playing over the indoor/outdoor speakers was "Grandma got run over by a reindeer"!
>> Still waiting for "Shotgun Shells on the Christmas Tree," though. Haven't heard it yet this season!
>> 
>>> On Dec 10, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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>>> Several persons (cleaning lady, TV repairman, plumber, etc.) have  carried
>>> apps playing seasonal holiday music this past week.  I notice that  with
>>> only
>>> a few exceptions, the songs are the standards by mostly male crooners  -
>>> Crosby, Como, Williams, Sinatra, Mathis, etc., often backed up by  SATB
>>> vocal groups.  Though there are apparently such as rock and other
>>> contemporary
>>> Christmas vocals, that's not what most people seem to be interested  in.
>>> Ditto music for the restaurants I've used recently.
>>> 
>>> I suspect that what passes for current and contemporary vocal music
>>> is not well suited to expressing anything to do with the Christmas  holiday
>>> season, and a contributing feature may well be the quality of voices
>>> available., i.e., these voices used to shouting over heavy rhythm  sections
>>> and guitars aren't suitable for recording Christmas music.
>>> 
>>> Others may have a completely different slant on this phenomenon.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> David S.
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